Vishwambhar Dayal Gupta

Background

Gupta, Vishwambhar Dayal was born on March 8, 1933 in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India. Son of Devi Charan and Rama Katori (Govil) Gupta.

Education

Student, Bishambhar Nath Sanatan Dharm College, Kanpur, India, 1949. Bachelor of Science, Allahabad University, India, 1951. Master of Science, Allahabad University, India, 1953.

Doctor of Philosophy, Allahabad University, India, 1958.

Career

Lecturer, Allahabad (India) U., 1955-1965; vice chancellor, Allahabad (India) U., since 1997; research associate, Princeton University, New Jersey, 1960-1963; assistant professor, Indian Institute Technology, Kanpur, India, 1965-1970; research associate, Materials & Mechanics Research Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1966-1968; senior resident research associate, California Institute, Pasadena, 1977-1979; professor, Lucknow (India) U., 1970-1993; dean department science, Lucknow (India) U., 1981-1984; head physics department, Lucknow (India) U., 1981-1993; emeritus scientist, Lucknow (India) U., since 1993; vice chancellor, Gorakhpur (India) U., 1986-1989.

Achievements

• Vishwambhar Dayal Gupta has been listed as a noteworthy Physics educator, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow National Academy of Sciences. Member Uttar Pradesh Association for Advancement of Science (president 1990-1995).

Connections

Married Indira Agrawal, January 18, 1966. Children: Rajiv Gupta, Shalinee Gupta.

Father:

Devi Charan Gupta

Mother:

Rama Katori (Govil) Gupta

Spouse:

Indira Agrawal

child:

Rajiv Gupta

child:

Shalinee Gupta